Beragh Parish Dear Parishioner and Gentle Reader, Beragh Red Knights GAC Parish Priest: Priests of the Pastoral Area: I like the image of God that is presented in today’s first Well done to our senior men and their management Mgr Colum Curry PP, VG Fr P Hannigan 028 8776 1211 reading from the Book of Wisdom: team who have secured Division 2 status for 2020. Sunday's exciting victory over Cookstown means the Tel: 028 8075 8206 Fr M O’Dwyer 028 8556 7096 “You are merciful to all, because you can do all Red Knights are 12 points clear in the Intermediate E-Mail: [email protected] Fr S McEvoy 028 8555 7212 things. All County League. Big thanks for the support all You overlook men’s sins so that they can repent. Website: www.beraghparish.com Parish Office Opening Hours year! It does not go unnoticed! You love all that exists…………… Our Youth Presentation Night will be on Friday St Vincent dePaul Helpline: 07738 837 875 Tuesdays: 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm; Fridays: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm You spare all things because all things are yours, 8th November! The Dinner Dance will be on Saturday Lord, lover of life…….” 23 rd November in Kelly's Inn. Mass Times Grant them Eternal Rest, O Lord Club Shop: See the Beragh Red Knights Facebook All Names on the Parish Dead List page for more information. Contact Lisa to order Church of the Immaculate In this piece God is acknowledged as the great lover of Recently Deceased: Mary Agnes McWilliams, (0783 4230 893). Conception, Beragh life who cares for all creation. God is so full of Matthew Curry (Funeral in Armagh on Saturday), Mary Hamill nee compassion and mercy that he “overlooks men’s sins so Sunday: 11.30 am The numbers drawn in this week's 5* Lotto were 2, 6, O’Hagan (Funeral in Dungannon on Sunday); Gertie Flanagan nee that they can repent”. The sequence here is important: 11, 16 & 20. Lucky dip winners Damian Corrigan and Tuesday: 9.00 am Kerr (Funeral in Newry on Sunday). first, God overlooks sins; after that, repentance is G Conway share £50. Next Sunday's draw will take Thursday: 7.30 pm Church of the Immaculate Conception, Beragh expected. That sequence underlines the difference place in Farley's. Jackpot is £7,450. Tickets are £1 Friday: 7.30 pm between the way God forgives and the way we forgive: and available in Spar Beragh and SMX. Lotto helper Sun 3 rd Nov 11.30 am Mary and Jack Donnelly; we usually demand repentance first - only then might is Michael Montague. On Pavilion duty is we be prepared to forgive. I’m inclined to think that John Donnelly. Church of St Malachy, Seskinore Brendan McHugh. maybe in our preaching and teaching we gave the Cloughfin Community Association Sunday: 10.00 am impression that God’s forgiveness was also dependent Monday: 9.00 am th For children - The Irish Dancing Class takes place on Fri 8 Nov 7.30 pm Darryl Thompson. on the quality of our repentance. Monday evenings at 5.00 pm. For more information Church of St Patrick, Drumduff th contact Michaela on 07891 969 909 or check out the Sun 10 Nov 11.30 am Hugh Colton; Saturday: 7.30 pm A similar pattern of ‘overlooking sins so that the sinner Treanor School of Dancing Facebook Page. Wednesday: 9.00 am Joe Doherty; can repent’ is evident in today’s gospel. Zacchaeus was Funded by SWAP - The Old Time/Social Dancing Seamus Heaney. a senior tax-collector, who would have been well known Class takes place on Wednesdays at 9.00 pm. Our Oratory, Sixmilecross for his dishonest lifestyle and would have been treated numbers have increased considerably since the Rosary: 9.45 am Church of St Patrick, Drumduff by his fellow Jews as no better than a murderer or a beginning of October but we always have room for new or returning dancers. £3 per night with a cuppa (Monday - Saturday) nd prostitute. Being of small stature, he climbed a tree from Sat 2 Nov 7.30 pm John Daly. afterwards. The Bright Ideas Craft club will next meet where he could get a good view of Jesus as he passed Tuesday: 10.00 am Mass th on Wednesday 6 th November 2.00 pm - 4.30 pm. Sat 9 Nov 7.30 pm Mick McAleer and deceased by. But Jesus didn’t pass by; Jesus noticed him; he took followed by Bring your crochet, knitting or sewing machine and members of the McAleer Family; the initiative to speak with him; he befriended him; and Adoration: (10.00 am - 12.30 pm) make some washable shopping bags from recycled he asked him to come down - “Hurry, I must stay at ( 8.00 pm - 10.00 pm) Hanna and Mickey Ward. material. your house today”. Even though the crowd were Everyone welcome to all activities. Do not Fear Death enraged and disgusted, Jesus didn’t demand repentance For more information contact Rosemary on Weekly Collection 27th October 2019 It has always saddened me to think that so many people go through life from Zacchaeus before he went to his house for a meal. [email protected], mobile 07709712989, Envelopes: £ 824.95 And much to the surprise of all, Zacchaeus responded facebook https://www.facebook.com/CCA138/. Loose Collection: £ 185.25 haunted by the fear of death - only to find that when it comes that it’s as natural as life itself. For very few are afraid to die when they get to the by repenting his evil ways in the grand gesture of giving Candles: £ 110.09 Flaxmill Centre, Drumduff very end. In all my experience something strange and beautiful happens half his property to the poor and making restitution four Missions: £ 249.00 Health & Fitness - 8-week course continues on to men and women when they come to the end of the road. All fear, all times the amount to those he had cheated. Building Fund: £ 50.00 Wednesdays @ 8.00 pm with Shane. horror disappears. I have often watched a look of happy wonder dawn in Gardening Class - next class will be held on their eyes when that moment arrives. It is all part of the goodness of Total: £1,419.29 Wednesday 13 th November @ 10.30 am. Lots of nature and, I believe, of the illimitable goodness of God. St Luke portrays Jesus as “the one who comes to seek valuable tips from Karley and it's all free. Amount received by Standing Order the lost and save the sinner”. In today’s Gospel Jesus (An experienced nurse) Youth Club - activities continue on Thursdays @ payments during the month of fulfills that role in a very powerful and graphic way - in 6.30 pm. Ring 07857 517 750 if you require more October 2019 £1,922.00 Annual SMA Mass - Thursday 7 th November 2019 @ 7.30 pm today’s Church the same reality is offered. details. Counters for November in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Beragh Parent & Toddler Group continues on Fridays Brendan Grimes, Maureen Grimes, With every blessing, Fr Colum 10.00 am - 12.00 noon. More information on Light refreshments served afterwards. Peter Grimes, Edel McElhill. 02880 761 557. This will be an opportunity for those who support SMA, or are sending To give you a smile Marriage Congratulations their children to the Summer Camp, to pay their annual subscription. One Sunday morning after Mass a woman stopped to Stay Warm this Winter! Congratulations to Anne-Marie Franey Anyone willing to sponsor the education of a Missionary Priest for £10 speak to the parish priest. “Your homily reminded me of Call into Beragh Credit Union and enquire about our reduced interest rate Winter Warmth Loan - and Adrian McKeever who were married minimum/year, please come along on the night or contact Rosemary that tall pillar that stands in O’Connell Street in McMullen (02880 758 616); Katrina O’Neill (07787 561 422); Kathleen Dublin,” she remarked. “It took a long time to get to the Beragh Credit Union is the place! last Saturday. Fast, Friendly, Flexible. Farley (02880 757 095) or Josie Cathcart (02880 758 901). point!” .